Local Government Health Improvement Programme
This section is for staff and/or local elected members working in councils or community planning partnerships who want to develop health and wellbeing and improve life circumstances in their communities.
Councils and their partners are in a unique position to significantly contribute to the reduction of health inequalities by improving the life circumstances of the communities they serve. NHS Health Scotland works closely with COSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities), Improvement Service, Scottish Government, and all 32 councils and Community Planning Partnerships in order to support their efforts to improve the health of local communities and tackle health inequalities.
This section has been developed for those who have an interest in local government health improvement. You can access information and materials to help you deliver health and wellbeing in your day-to-day work and plan for future health and wellbeing activity.
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To support local partners in outcome-focused planning and performance management, NHS Health Scotland has been working with greenspace Scotland and Scottish National Heritage to develop tools aiming to capture links between the creation, management and use of green space and health improvement outcomes. This was carried out in partnership with Glasgow and Dundee Councils. The tools link with the existing NHS Health Scotland tools for mental health and physical activity.
On 8 February 2010, NHS Health Scotland co-hosted a half-day workshop event with greenspace Scotland and Scottish National Heritage to launch the greenspace Health Outcomes Publication, and was attended by eighty delegates representing both greenspace and health.
NHS Health Scotland sponsored the ‘Tackling Health Inequalities and Improving Health’ category of the COSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities) Excellence Awards 2010.
Reviewed 4 May 2010